Now to get through the flying segment alone which is VERY small. So 20 minutes or so into the game you hit a flying section if you didn't already hit a 16minute timer at The Devils Snare that i hit anyway. It's fine if that's not what you're looking for, it's definitely not for everybody, but the story is quite charming once you get the rhythm of it down. I've played through the entire existing content without spending a dime, but it takes time. Ultimately, Hogwarts Mystery is a patience game. "RPG" is probably the wrong label to apply for marketing reasons, it technically is that, but hearing those words people kind of think it's going to be an MMO like WoW or Final Fantasy, or like a less adult-oriented version of Grand Theft Auto Online or Bully (if anybody wants to make one of those, hey, please do, I will play the crap out of them, but that's a whole different tier of game that wouldn't really work on mobile). If you were expecting a different kind of video game than a visual novel then yeah, this is going to be pretty disappointing. The time sinks suck but you're not really intended to spend your way through them. It's basically a visual novel with time sinks put in to space it out. There is NOTHING to do in-between timers and paywalls unless you consider randomly clicking on the same walls and portraits to see if you might get an energy orb to be a thrilling experience. Hopefully that has or will change somewhat but it's a ridiculous amount of money for very little gameplay. That means 20minutes of gameplay in Hogwarts Mystery costs $20. This worked out at $1 per minute of gameplay. To complete ONE chapter of year 2 it required someone to purchase 585 gems to basically speed through that chapter at a normal pace. Just to add some context to how grindy this game is. In current state this reminds me of Star Trek Trexels which AngryJoe reviewed. Which kind of sucks if you were hoping for a Harry Potter game which you could sink hours into with friends or by yourself. This has limited content and things to do and is more of a paywall simulator in the current state. Maybe the game will be vastly improved for the major release but honestly. But this game doesn't really seem to have that. I would like to move my character or meet friends characters. But this game has very little in the way of gameplay. This is a Harry Potter game and any company is going to make a lot of money from a brand like that. There is little interaction with friends and you are forced into excessive wait periods literally 20minutes into the game. It's bad, progression is heavily stunted, you can't really explore Hogwarts. Ironically it's as early as when you reach the Devil's Snare and especially flying class (right after the game asks you for a review) that you hit exactly how irritating the energy bar situation is. I had such hopes and expectations but what i hoped would be a fun experience that you could play alongside friends has turned out to be a ridiculously grindy and pretty bland experience.
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